William m



(No Model.)

W, M. REED.

NUT LOOK.

Patented Nov. 14, 1893.

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WILLI'AM REED, on BELLAIRE, OHIO, ASSl-GNOR or ONE-FOURTH TO JOHN w. none, or wnnnmne, wnsr VIRGINIA.

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S'PECIEIGATIQN formingpart of Letters-Patent No. 508,757; dated ftlovemher 14, 1893,

' Application filed June 17, 1898. Serial lio- 477,911. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM hi. REED, a citi zen ofthe United States, residing at Beiiaire, in the county of Belmont and State of Ohio, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Nut-Locks; and l db hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertainsjto make and use the same.

My present invention relates to various new and useful improvements in nut-lo'cl s, which are to be usedprincipally forlocking the nuts of the bolts, which are employed for securing fish-plates to railroad rails, it being unden stood of course, that my improvement may be used in connection with any and all nuts, for any purpose whatsoever.

My invention relates to that class of nut locks, wherein a washer is used to lock the nut on the bolt, and the improvement therein consists in providing a' washer for this purpose of a peculiar form, which has certain ad vantages, and in preventing said washer from turning on the fish-plate, in a novel manner, which is also advantageous.

The objects of my invention are, to produce a nut-lock, which can be manufactured cheaply, which can be easily applied to the bolt, and which will serveitsifid in an offective manner.

The construction of my improved nut-lock, and the manner of applying the same in use, will be readily understood, from auinsneotion of the accompanying drawings, and a perusal of the description which follows.

In the saiddrawings, which form a part of this specification: Figure 1, is a perspective I View of the blank 'orwasher before the same is bent-into its operative shape; Fig. 2, a side elevation of a portion of two railroad rails, at the joint thereof, showing the fish-plate in position, with the nuts on the bolts thereof, locked by my improved nut-locks, and Fig) an sectional View, and Fig. 4, a perspective view of the. blank ready to be placed on the In all of the above views, correspondingparts are designated by the same letters and numerals of reference.

Referring; to Figs. 2 and 3, 13,-A, are two railroad rails abuttin together.

= B, B, are the usnai tishplates; O, G, are

bolts, passingii rough the said fish-plates and rails.

-l), I), are nuts on said bolts, which nuts are to be locked, i. 0., kept from turning on said bolts, and loosening, by 'inyirnproved nut-lock, shown particularly in Fig. 1. This nut-iook consists of a washer, which is to be inserted between one of the fish-plates B, and each of the nuts D, and engaging with said nuts.

The said washer, is to be stamped or other-' wise formed out of sheet metal, such as soft Bessemer steel, having suificient elasticity to properly fulfill the necessary functions thereof, to be presently pointed out The. said washer, has a body portion, a, of suiiicient d-iameter to be borne upon by nuts of dihierent sizes, and is provided at its center, with a hole, I), through which passes the bolt 0. On one side of the body, a, integral therewith, is a lug or ear 0, by which the washer will be locked on to the fish-plate, and on the other side of the body a, and also integral therewith, is another leg or ear 0?, for locking the nut, D. It will be observed that the log or ear-,d, extends out from the body a, from a point some distance in from the periphery thereof, or in other words, that the body a, is cut away at 3, on each side of the lug or car, d, by which said lug will be longer than the lug or ear, 0. In this manner, the lug or ear, d, may be turned up to lock nuts, which have a diameter, either greater or smaller than the body a. In practice it desired,thelug or ear 0, may be made in the same manner as thelug --0r ear, d, by means of which a washer will be obtained which will be perfectly symmetrical in shape, having the advantages, that the washer can be made easier, and can be applied with greater-facility, since both lugs, a, and d, will be the same, and mistakes cannot be made as to which lug should be bent in one way, and which log; in the other.

A washer having been constructed as I have just explained, it is applied to use, in the following manner: The lug orear 0, having been first provided with a downward bend, (see left hand part of Fig. 3) the body 0., is inserted llOO over the bolt, 0. The lug or ear 0, will engage with a shallowgroovefi formed in the fish-plate, by any suitable gouging tool or punch. The nut, D, isnow turned down upon 5 the bolt 0, engaging with the body a, and

bringing the washer fiat down upon the fish hen the washer is made of moderately thin, or comparatively soft metal, the lugor ear, d, can be bent up by hand. It will be,

20 seen from the above description, thatthe lug or ear, 0, prevents the washer from turning,

and'that. the lug or ear, (I, engaging with one,

of the faces of the nuts, will serve asa simple and efiective lock for the same. 2 5 While I have specified in theabove description, that the washer can be made of soft Bessemer steel, which is desirable, on account a of its flexible nature, I nevertheless do not wish to be limited thereto, since other metals 30 may be employed for that purpose,

' I am familiar with Letters Patent of the United States, No. 272,971, dated February 27, 1883, to Joel Moored, and I do not claim broadly anything disclosed therein; but

What I do claim and desire to secure to myself, is the following:

1. As an improvement in nutlocks,a washer,

composed of a body portion,a, mounted upon the bolt, and engagedby the nut; ,a spring lug or car, a, threombentdownward, and 011- K gaging a groove, f, in the fish-plate and held in said groove, under tension, by the nut when screwed home, and a lug or ear d, on said body, bent up and engaging one of the faces of said nut, substantially as set forth. 145 2. As an improvement in nut-locks, awasher,

composed of a body portion, a, mounted upon the bolt, and engaged by the nut; a spring lug or ear, 0, thereon, bentdownward and engaging a groove, f, in the fish-plate and held 50 in said groove under'tension, by the nut;aud a lug or ear d,:extending out from said body,

from a point within the periphery thereof, and bent up and engaging one of thetaces of said nut, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature intpresence of two witnesses. v I

" wiM, REED.

Witnesses: I

J OHN R. G0w,- W. B. KILLGORE. 

